title: Covert self poisoning with brodifacoum, a 'superwarfarin'.
abstract: The clinical course of a patient poisoned with the 'superwarfarin' brodifacoum and a method for estimation of plasma levels is described. It was characterised by prolonged depression of Vitamin K-dependent clotting factors poorly responsive to Vitamin K administration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Worsnop
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paull
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Mashford
mesh_terms: D015110:4-Hydroxycoumarins / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D000328:Adult; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D015110:4-Hydroxycoumarins; D012378:Rodenticides; D014812:Vitamin K; C013418:bromfenacoum